On November 9, 1979, “Chiswick” label released “Machine Gun Etiquette”, the third Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1979, at “Sound Suite”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, “Utopia Studios”, “Workhouse Studios”, “SGS Studios” “Chalk Farm Studios”, and was produced by Roger Armstrong, Ed Hollis, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Algy Ward.
Personnel:
- Dave Vanian – lead vocals
- Captain Sensible – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, inner sleeve drawing
- Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals
- Rat Scabies – lead and backing vocals, drums
- Lemmy Kilmister – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Anthony More – synthesizer
- Joe Strummer – backing vocals
- Topper Headon – backing vocals
- Henry Badowski – backing vocals
- Paul Simonon – hand claps
- Alvin Clarke – engineer
- Mike Shipley – engineer
- Gary Edwards – engineer
- Jeremy Green – engineer
- Rik Watton – engineer
- Damian Korner – engineer
- G. H. Wallis – engineer
- Vic Keary – engineer
- Phil Smee – artwork
- Alan Ballard – front cover photography
- Mick Young – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward, except where noted.
- Love Song
- Machine Gun Etiquette
- I Just Cam’t Be Happy Today – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Giovanni Dadomo
- Melody Lee
- Anti-Pope – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Phillip Burns
- These Hands
- Plan 9 Channel 7
- Noise, Noise, Noise – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Jennet Ward
- Looking at You – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
- Liar
- Smash It Up (Part 1)
- Smash It Up (Part2)
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